I created this card using a technique I learned at Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. I adapted it for this card.
I used the New Fine Super Nova and Fine Galaxy Colors Glitter Colors.
WARNING! Working with this glitter will make you very pretty when your done! So prepare to be glitterfied! 🙂
Step One, get out your Hobby Blade, Card stock (I used Whisper White and Pacific Point, cut to the dimension you want to use on your card) Sticky Cuts sweet. Sticky cuts sweet is similar to sticky strip, very sticky and once you put it down you can not remove it.
Next punch out the items you want to use on your card
In the following pictures it will show that I punched out the inner petals, DON'T DO THIS if you want the same look as the card I created in my post. I put them back after rethinking the process.
Next I'm going to prepare to glitter. Put your punched out image onto the cutting mat. Gently take your hobby blade and score the area you want to glitter. Be careful not to cut all the way through. If you do, you can still salvage it, but it will be a bit tougher to do. No need to panic.
After you peel back the top layer only, then it's ready to be glittered. See the following pictures.
As you can see some residual glitter will remain. Just use your finger to brush most of it off.
WHEW! This is A LOT OF GLITTER!! Do you have your sunglasses on? LOL!
Shake off excess glitter. It will look like this when its done. Isn't it amazing that the glitter only stays on the sticky areas?
Next peel off the petal parts and then glitter them.
Then shake off the excess glitter. (TIP: If you have more patience than I do you can glitter each individual piece. I just dumped the whole container to save time, but it can be a bit messier! After you shake off excess flitter, use your finger to press the glitter into the flower and then apply more glitter to the area if needed)
The Flower Portion is done.
Now for the stem and leaves.
After I glittered the leaves I then did the stem. YEP, as you can see I cut off one of the leaves in error. I'll show you how I fixed that in a minute.
Here are some tips. I peeled the back of this stem and leaves off and stuck it to the card stock. to reveal the sticky adhesive on the other side and adhered it to the card stock. However, becaue the stick strip is flimsy and unforgiving, I recommed you put it down with snal adhesive, or maybe stampin dimensionals. That is what I did for the flower part.
To fix my mistake I took the part that I had cut off. Peeled off the top layer then put it in the green glitter.
Then I shook off the excess glitter, peeled off the back to reveal the adhesive and put it in the right spot next to the stem on the card stock.
Next I put stampin dimenionals on the back of the flower.
The rest is pretty self explanitory
I used Pacific Point Card stock. Baja Breeze and Pacific Point Classic Ink. Stamp Sets Flight of the Butterfly (pg.98) and Thank You Kindly (pg. 133)
Flight of the Butterfly uses two step stamping technique.
So, what do you think? If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me! Have a fantastic day!
